Where Did "We Are Young" Debut on the Hot 100?
Just outside the Hot 100's top tier, the "Glee" cast rockets in at No. 12 with its cover of Fun.'s "We Are Young," which enters Digital Songs at No. 3 with 137,000 downloads sold. The Fox TV troupe's exposure of the song - marking one of the few times that the show has remade a song not yet a current mass-appeal hit; it previously covered Bruno Mars' album cut "Marry You" - concurrently spurs Fun.'s original, featuring Janelle Monae, to debut on the Hot 100 at No. 53, logging digital sales of 49,000 (up from 3,000) and a 34-28 advance on the Alternative Songs radio airplay chart.
"Glee" is involved in the Hot 100's other title that appears under two artist billings. Its toast to Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup" debuts at No. 92 after its premiere on last week's (Dec. 6) episode, helping Keith's version rumble 35-17 as the Hot 100's Digital Gainer. Keith's "Cup" climbs 20-8 on Digital Songs (96,000, up 90%), marking his first top 10 on the tally; on the airplay-based Country Songs chart, it rises 21-17.
We'll see how the rest of the singles fared when the Hot 100 chart updates tomorrow.
Billboard
"Glee" is involved in the Hot 100's other title that appears under two artist billings. Its toast to Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup" debuts at No. 92 after its premiere on last week's (Dec. 6) episode, helping Keith's version rumble 35-17 as the Hot 100's Digital Gainer. Keith's "Cup" climbs 20-8 on Digital Songs (96,000, up 90%), marking his first top 10 on the tally; on the airplay-based Country Songs chart, it rises 21-17.
We'll see how the rest of the singles fared when the Hot 100 chart updates tomorrow.
Billboard